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As you're writing down your new year's resolutions, take a minute to jot down some resolutions for your cat. If you'd like to resolve to make life a little better for your cat this year, there are plenty of good ideas to put in place.
Resolution No. 1: I will schedule regular playtime with my cat.
According to Dr. E'Lise Christensen, a veterinary behaviorist in New York, most cats don't get enough play sessions with their family members. "Lack of appropriate interaction with human family members can increase aggression, destruction and other objectionable behaviors," says Christensen. But just 10 minutes each day of focused play can help avoid that. Christensen recommends splitting that time into two sessions of five minutes each. Integrate them so that they become part of your daily routine.
Resolution No. 2: I will focus on my cat's dental health.
"Almost all cats have significant dental disease by the time they are a few years old," says Dr. Patricia Joyce, an emergency veterinarian for New York City Veterinary Specialists. "Since they are long-lived, their oral health can be really terrible by the time they are seniors." If your cat will tolerate it, try brushing its teeth once a week. If not, schedule yearly cleanings with your veterinarian.
Resolution No. 3: I will get my cat to an appropriate weight.
It's estimated that 25 percent of cats are overweight due to their sedentary lifestyle. Dr. Katy Nelson of the Alexandria Animal Hospital in Alexandria, Va., suggests imposing a feeding schedule that starts slowly. "First, leave the food out for about an hour, then pick it up. Do this multiple times a day," she says. "This will help get your kitty accustomed to being fed a certain amount at a certain time, as opposed to grazing all day. Over a period of two months, you can get your cat fully enrolled in a twice- to three-times-daily feeding schedule so that you can control the amount he or she eats."
Resolution No. 4: I will start and contribute to a savings account for my cat.
Veterinary care is expensive, and emergencies can happen at any moment. Joyce notes that creating a nest egg for these occurrences can ease the pain. If you go several years without an emergency, consider using the fund for preventive treatments, like teeth cleanings.
Resolution No. 5: I will help my cat tap into his or her animal instincts.
Christensen says that cats in the wild normally eat only after successfully catching prey, or scavenging. You can meet your cat's need for puzzle-solving and predatory hunting by making it work for its food. "Have your cats work for at least 50 percent of their daily food ration by using food-dispensing toys or puzzles," she says. This could also have the side benefit of helping shed unnecessary pounds.
Resolution No. 6: I will carrier-train my cat.
Christensen says that carrier-trained cats are easier to work with in an emergency, which results in better medical care. Your cat may not enjoy this resolution very much, but resolutions by definition require some sacrifice or work.
Resolution No. 7: I will enrich my cat's environment.
"Investing in some simple interactive cat toys, scratching posts or cat trees can do wonders to enrich the life of your cat and keep it young in mind and body," says Nelson. This is especially important for indoor-only cats, which experience very little novelty in their small world.
Rather than make hard-to-keep promises to amend your own bad habits, spend this year's resolutions on your cat. "Not only will this be good for your kitty," says Nelson, "but it will do your soul some good too."
Elijah Merrill is a freelance writer and frequent contributor to The Daily Cat. His work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine and Discover.
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Sports Fan: Tiger's bid for 15th major derailed again
Golf's number one player, at the age of 38, has undergone several knee surgeries in recent years, and the pinched nerve that led to the March 31 microdiscetory, a procedure in which a small portion of the bone over the nerve root and/or disc material from under the root is removed to relieve neural impingement and provide more room for the nerve to heal, is just one more derailment from his goal.
Given sufficient time and rest, the problem could have been resolved without surgery, but the procedure speeds up the healing process, meaning that Tiger should be ready to go some time this summer. But with proper training and practice following his recovery from the surgery, that might postpone his return to golf until after the second major of the season, the U.S. Open, which will be played at Pinehurst No. 2 June 12-15.
Just two years shy of his 40th birthday, Woods already has a history of physical ailments, several of which led to knee operations, but his greatest challenge, that of replacing Jack Nicklaus as the all-time leader in majors' wins (Jack had 18, Tiger 14) and surpassing Sam Snead as the all-time PGA tournament winner (Sam had 82, Tiger 79), just might be more than he can overcome.
That's not only because of his age but also because of the young guns and a number of veterans who can give Tiger a real cat fight in any tournament. In fact, the field seems to be improving every year, and as many as 20-25 golfers can now compete for event titles on a regular basis.
Tiger is no longer the threat he was when he won his last major, the 2008 U.S. Open. While he's come close several times since then and has been in the top six in the Masters for a number of years, he's no longer the longest hitter or most accurate with his drives. Even his famed putting stroke has left him at times, and his formerly uncanny shot-making skills are sometimes... well, not so uncanny.
Yes, the field has closed the gap, and with his history of injuries tossed into the mix, Tiger might have a difficult time winning even his 15th major let alone 19th — although Nicklaus said recently that he feels Tiger has 10 good years ahead of him to win five more and pass the Golden Bear at the top of the list.
The big problem for Tiger, though, is not the young guns or Phil Mickelson's, Adam Scott's or Rory McIlroy's. It's Tiger himself, with his "Big Swing" technique requiring full torque, resulting in wear to his back, knees and shoulders.
Sure, I'd love to be looking back 10 years down the line and say that I watched Tiger accumulate enough majors' wins to surpass Jack, arguably one of the top one or two professional golfers of all time, but realistically, I don't see it happening. While he might get one or two, I don't see five or even four to tie Jack. Without too much of a challenge, he'll pass Slammin' Sammy with more than 82 victories (remember: Tiger won five times last year) to top that all-time list, but when he finally fades into the sunset five, ten or fifteen years down the line, I don't believe he will retire with the all-time majors' banner hanging from the World Golf Hall of Fame... at least not with his name on it.
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The level of research has been moderately weak to date, but most studies report a medium-to-high effect size in pain reduction. Given the lack of adverse events, there is little risk in recommending these modalities as a critical component in a multimodal treatment plan, which is often required for fibromyalgia management.
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The St. Marys Area Flying Dutch wrestling squad finished in first place in their third annual St. Marys Kickoff Tournament on Saturday at the St. Marys Area High School, taking the top spot for the second year in a row. The Dutchmen finished with 196.5 points in the eight team tournament. Coming in second was Youngsville with 153 points, followed by Cameron County 148, Port Allegany 134, Southern Huntington 106, Oswayo Valley 67.5, Wellsboro 43, and St. Josephs 25.5.


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Interestingly, while some tech pundits say the last twelve months were a game changer for the iPhone and iPad maker and are calling for the company's eventual demise, Apple enters 2013 in a notably similar state as it did in last New Year's Eve.
While Apple's shares have been a top stock market story in 2012, eclipsing a market cap of $650 billion earlier in the year, the company's most basic valuation is roughly unchanged from year-ago levels. Meanwhile, Apple is in the midst of rolling out the iPhone 5, an updated iPad, and the iPad mini, in a global product launch that compares to 2011 holiday season smartphone and tablet offerings.
So what does it all mean for investors?
For one, those betting on Apple's continued earnings growth will have remarkably similar arithmetic underpinning their 2013 investing strategy.
Apple entered 2012 with a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.53 and it heads into 2013 at a PE of 11.69, a 1.4% rise over the course of the year. Still, Apple's stock is up over 25% year-to-date, even after a similar sized selloff from record highs above $700 hit in mid-September.
The key, as many investors such as David Einhorn of Greenlight Capital Management predicted, is that Apple's profits rose far faster than its stock this year.
In fiscal 2012, which ended on September 29, Apple's earnings surged over 60% to $41.7 billion. In its fiscal fourth quarter, Apple's $8.2 billion in profit reflected a 24% increase from year-ago levels.
While Apple's shares have fallen sharply since it reported underwhelming earnings in October and adjusted first quarter 2013 EPS estimates from $15.49 per share to just $11.75, its new revenue forecast of $52 billion for the quarter still represents a near 20% increase.
Were one to assume Apple can grow earnings in 2013, the company's stock may have a similar trajectory to this year, when increasing profits and investor bullishness pushed the stock to multiples of between 13 times and 15 times trailing 12-month earnings, according to data from YCharts.
Apple's earnings are forecast by analysts polled by Thomson Reuters to increase roughly 17% to $48.8 billion in 2013, as revenue is estimated to surge over 22% to $191 billion, a new record.
Such a scenario might have second order implications that ripple across the tech sector, and in particular to once blue chip stocks like Dell
Dell and Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) entered 2012 with PE ratios just above 8 times trailing 12 month earnings, according to YCharts.
Unfortunately, for value investors expecting stock price gains on a bottoming of those historically discounted earnings multiples, Dell and HP had disastrous years, falling over 29% and 44% respectively, year-to-date.
In fact, as Dell's revenue and sales slowed through the year, its multiple has actually fallen. Currently, Dell's PE ratio stands at just over 7 times trailing 12-month earnings. Meanwhile, nearly $20 billion in M&A writedowns means HP has no GAAP earnings to speak of heading into 2013.
RIM's PE multiple has suffered a similar fate as the company turns to losses and an over 20% year-to-date stock loss on declining fundamentals and uncertainty surrounding its launch of BlackBerry 10.
Given the data, Apple investors may well brush of the company's late 2012 stock slump as some stock market pundits question whether this year represents market peak earnings for the nation's largest tech giant.
The real question next year may be whether tech sector value investors decide that in 2013, they'll pull the plug on failed PC-based turnaround bets and a similar stance on RIM.
Were Apple to become the value investing play to recover from value trap bets on Dell, HP, and RIM, it could spark predictable stock gains in the New Year for the former, and further pain for the latter.
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Graeme McDowell collected his third overall victory of the season at the Alstom Open de France on Sunday and that moved him to sixth in this week's world golf rankings.
McDowell, who has claimed a pair of wins on the European Tour this year to go along with a victory at the PGA Tour's RBC Heritage, moved up three spots from ninth with the win.
The top five spots in the rankings remained the same, with Tiger Woods holding the top spot followed by Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose, Adam Scott and Matt Kuchar.
Brandt Snedeker held firm in seventh behind McDowell, while Phil Mickelson dropped two spots to eighth and Luke Donald fell a position to ninth.
Louis Oosthuizen, Steve Stricker and Lee Westwood maintained their positions from 10th through 12th. Ernie Els jumped ahead two spots to 13th, and that dropped Sergio Garcia and Charl Schwartzel each a place to 14th and 15th, respectively.
The rest of the top 20 remained unchanged as Keegan Bradley stayed at 16th and was followed by Bubba Watson, Jason Day, Webb Simpson and Ian Poulter.
Jonas Blixt overcame a 4-stroke deficit to Johnson Wagner on the final day of the Greenbrier Classic to claim his second career PGA Tour win and jump 42 spots in the rankings to 51st.
That movement qualified Blixt for a spot in the upcoming British Open. Martin Laird, Fredrik Jacobson, Marc Leishman, Graham DeLaet, Kyle Stanley, Chris Wood and Ken Duke also earned invitations to the Open via their world rankings.


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In another costly setback for Royal Dutch Shell's controversial Alaska Arctic endeavor, both drilling rigs used offshore during last year's oil exploration season will be towed out of the water on massive vessels to Asia for further inspection and repair, Shell announced Monday.
The decision suggests the Kulluk and the Noble Discoverer -- Shell's only drilling rigs for the Arctic -- need major work and calls into further question whether Shell will be able to resume drilling in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas this year. Two federal investigations are under way into Shell's Alaska operations.
In December, the Kulluk was being towed to Seattle for off-season maintenance when it repeatedly lost tow lines during a brutal Gulf of Alaska winter storm. It grounded just off Sitkalidak Island, south of Kodiak Island, on Dec. 31.
Curtis Smith, an Anchorage-based Shell spokesman, said in an email Monday evening that "the hull of the Kulluk, while stable and never in danger of sinking, also sustained damage consistent with a grounding."
It also suffered internal structural and electrical damage through the infiltration of seawater after the grounding, Smith said. Generators and other equipment were damaged and doors and windows were broken, according to the Coast Guard, Shell and others with a command team managing the grounding.
Shell has not released any detailed results of its inspection and salvage team reports following the grounding.
In July, the second drilling rig, the Noble Discoverer, dragged its anchor and nearly grounded in Dutch Harbor before the start of its drilling work. But the repair work relates to problems with its main propulsion system, not the anchor dragging incident, Smith said. The system, including the engine, may need to be replaced, he said.
With both of its Arctic rigs in need of repair, Shell hasn't made any decision on drilling this year. It must have two rigs at the ready, with one serving as a backup to drill a relief well in case of a blowout.
"Mapping the next steps for the Kulluk and the Noble Discoverer is a multi-faceted operation, and today's update is a result of those new plans being solidified," Shell said in a statement Monday.
Over seven years, Shell has invested nearly $5 billion in leases, oil spill response equipment, new infrastructure, and vessels for its offshore Alaska work and said Monday it remains committed to the project. Its Chukchi Sea leases appear to contain a spectacular find with the prospect of hundreds of millions of barrels of oil, the company has said.
But environmentalists say the extent of Shell's problems in 2012 show the risk is too great and that if the government doesn't force an end to offshore drilling in the Arctic, Shell should make the call itself.
"It's time for Shell to re-evaluate whether it makes sense to continue pouring money into this complex and difficult drilling effort," Lois Epstein, the Wilderness Society's Arctic program director, said in a written statement.
Michael LeVine, Pacific senior counsel for Oceana, said Shell was unprepared for the Arctic and he called for the federal government to halt its work.
"Even if the company can somehow get its damaged vessels repaired, our government has no business allowing Shell back in the Arctic," LeVine said in an email. "Let's not forget, the damage sustained by the Kulluk was caused by poor decisions and planning."
The outcomes of various inquiries isn't yet known, Shell said. "In the meantime, we are exploring a range of options for exploration work offshore Alaska in 2013."
In progress are a Coast Guard marine casualty investigation into the grounding and a broader Department of Interior review of Shell's offshore drilling in the Alaska Arctic.
The Noble Discoverer is a converted log carrier owned and operated by Noble Corp. for Shell, and the two companies together decided to dry tow it to a shipyard in Korea, Shell said.
Shell intends for the Kulluk, which it owns, to be repaired in "a shipyard in Asia with a suitable dry dock" -- it doesn't yet know where, Smith said. Some of the biggest dry dock shipyards in the world are in Asia.
It has big vessels for the dry tows lined up, and the Noble Discoverer will leave Seward in three to six weeks for a trip across the Pacific Ocean that should take two to four weeks, Smith said.
In a dry tow, a large vessel submerges through added ballast below the draft of the rig to be towed, Smith explained. That allows the drilling rig to float over the vessel's deck, and the tow vessel is raised up, with the drill rig on its deck for the tow. It's a faster method than towing on the water.
"The outcome of further inspections for both rigs will determine the shipyard schedule and timing of their return to service," Shell said in the statement.
After the grounding, a team of responders swelled to 700 people, counting those from the Coast Guard, local and state agencies, Shell and its contractors.
The Kulluk was refloated and towed to nearby Kiliuda Bay, where it remains. Shell plans to tow the Kulluk on water to Dutch Harbor, and dry tow it from there.
The Coast Guard must approve the tow plan, which Shell hasn't yet submitted, Coast Guard Petty Officer David Mosely said Monday. The approval is only needed for the tow out of Kiliuida Bay, Smith said. The tow plan will be reviewed by the Coast Guard's Salvage Emergency Response Team of naval architects at its Washington, D.C., headquarters, Mosely said.
In November after the drilling season, the Noble Discoverer was again staging in Dutch Harbor when an engine backfired and it suffered a short-lived fire in a smokestack. Later that month in Seward, Coast Guard Capt. Paul Mehler, the Anchorage-based commander, detained it in port after inspectors found problems with safety gear and pollution prevention equipment, and crews reported a problem with its propulsion system. The detention order for the Noble Discoverer has since been lifted.
Both the Kulluk, working in the Beaufort, and the Noble Discoverer, in the Chukchi, drilled just a partial well each during a season shortened by problems with permits and equipment.
A novel oil spill containment dome that is now part of Shell's required response equipment was "crushed like a beer can" during testing near Seattle, and without it, Shell was not allowed to drill deep enough under the sea floor to reach oil-bearing layers.
In December, the Aiviq, a new $200 million ship built and run for Shell by Louisiana contractor Edison Chouest Offshore, was towing the Kulluk to Seattle for off-season maintenance when the first tow line broke and it lost power to all four engines during the Gulf storm. Tow lines then kept parting between the Kulluk and various tow vessels.
The Kulluk, a 266-foot diameter, 30-year-old circular drilling rig, had been mothballed in Canada for a dozen years before Shell bought it in 2005 for an untold sum and invested $292 million in upgrades and retrofitting.
The 514-foot-long Noble Discoverer is even older, built in 1966 and converted into a drilling ship 10 years later. It has already been upgraded and refurbished to work in the Arctic at a cost of $193 million.
The Environmental Protection Agency says both drilling rigs violated air quality standards during their work.


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Peggy Helmerich Library will be closed Aug. 13 - Sep. 3 for library improvements
Over the years the library has served its community well under the leadership of many librarians. The first was Lois Jones, appointed in 1963. Those serving short terms as librarian between 1967 and 1983 included Dusty Wade, Virginia Collier, Inalea Weathers, Marilyn Shackleford, Marjory Hooker, Rosemary Moran, Mike Rusk, Lola Todd and Sonia Long. Ann Gaebe managed the branch from 1983 to 1999, at which time Bobbie Bridgewood was appointed.
In 2001 the Tulsa City-County Library Commission proposed the relocation of the Nathan Hale Library to 51st and Memorial. Library administrators held several public meetings to announce their plans. An outcry was heard from the small community. Nathan Hale customers expressed how much they loved their small library. After listening to the community, library administrators withdrew the proposal and in 2002 proceeded with plans to renovate the library with funds received from the 1998 bond issue.
After undergoing a seven-month extensive renovation project that included a new parking lot and a new front entrance on the west side of the building, the vastly improved Nathan Hale Library opened its doors on January 2, 2003. Later that week, more than 500 eager, happy users attended the open house to check out the library's new look and celebrate the completion of the project.


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The City of Beaumont will resume its Lunch at the Lake series on Monday, March 3, at the Downtown Event Centre from 11 am until 2 pm.
The city provides seating, scenery, and music for all to enjoy. Lunch is available for purchase from mobile food units offering a variety of food and beverage choices. Attendees can also bring their lunch from any eatery. Lunch at the Lake is a family friendly activity, and children can enjoy the new Rotary Centennial Playground near the lake.
The City of Beaumont hosted the second of three "Lunch at the Lake" events at the Beaumont Event Centre Plaza on Monday, Nov. 26. "We'll provide the music, seating, and scenery," the city said in a press release.
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CARSON, Calif. – A focal part of the offense of Seattle Sounders FC has been the play of forward Eddie Johnson and his success has not gone unnoticed by his former U.S. National Team coach Bruce Arena.
It was Arena who gave Johnson his start with the U.S. in 2004 and subsequently selected him as part of the USMNT's squad for the 2006 World Cup. Johnson made two appearances on a squad that failed to advance past the group stage, but was considered by some to be one of the few bright spots of that underachieving group.
Johnson quickly developed into a rising star in MLS and with the USMNT, ultimately leaving for EPL side Fulham. It was in old continent that trouble struck as Johnson could never hold down a spot with the Cottagers before bouncing around Europe with spells at Championship side Cardiff City, Greek club Aris, and lastly Championship club Preston North End.
This season, Johnson has reinvented himself with the Sounders by scoring 14 goals and three assists for Seattle while also earning a place back on Jurgen Klinsmann's U.S. team. When the Western Conference Championship kicks off on Sunday, stopping Johnson—and his forward partner Fredy Montero-will be key for LA to advance to their third MLS Cup in four tries.
On Saturday, the Galaxy boss told reporters that he was pleased with the way that Johnson has turned his career around over the last year.
"He's had a really good year. He's discovered his niche as a forward and that niche is to get at the end of service in the box. They make it pretty simple for him and he's done his job and done it well," said Arena. "I think he's had a rough going over the last five years. It's nice to see that he's taken advantage of this opportunity."


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PROLOR Biotech To Present New Preclinical Data On Its Long-Acting Clotting Factor VIIa At Leading European Scientific Conference
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WARSAW, Poland and NES-ZIONA, Israel, Feb. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PROLOR Biotech, Inc. (NYSE MKT: PBTH), today announced that the company will present new data on its long-acting clotting factor VIIa (Factor Vlla-CTP) at the Annual Congress of the European Association for Haemophilia and Allied Disorders (EAHAD). PROLOR's Factor VIIa-CTP is a next-generation investigational therapy currently in advanced preclinical development for the potential treatment of patients with hemophilia.
Currently, factor VIIa therapy is available only as an intravenous (IV) formulation, which can be onerous for patients. The company will present new data at the EAHAD Congress showing that PROLOR's long-acting Factor VIIa-CTP has demonstrated the potential for subcutaneous (SC) administration in addition to standard IV dosing. PROLOR researchers believe that a long-acting factor VIIa therapy that could be administered subcutaneously, using a simple injection, would allow children and adults with hemophilia to easily self-administer factor Vlla at home on a prophylactic basis, significantly improving their quality of life.
Dr. Abraham Havron, CEO of PROLOR, commented, "We have previously presented data in animal models of hemophilia showing that Factor Vlla-CTP demonstrated superiority across key efficacy and safety parameters as compared to current factor VIIa therapy. The potential for SC administration may represent a major competitive advantage for our long-acting Factor Vlla-CTP, and we expect to initiate a Phase II clinical trial in hemophilia patients in late 2013 or early 2014."
The data will be presented from 5:00-8:00pm local time on February 6, 2013 by Dr. Gili Hart, Director of Pre-Clinical Affairs at PROLOR and head of the company's long-acting clotting factors program. The European Association for Haemophilia and Allied Disorders 6th Annual Congress is being held February 6-8, 2013 in Warsaw, Poland. For more information, visit: http://eahad2013.pl/index.html.
About Hemophilia
Patients with hemophilia do not produce adequate amounts of the clotting factors that are necessary for effective blood clotting. In severe hemophiliacs even a minor injury can result in blood loss that may continue for days or weeks, with the potential for debilitating permanent damage to joints and other organs and premature death. According to the World Health Organization, more than 400,000 people worldwide have hemophilia. Commercially available recombinant clotting factors have enabled many hemophiliacs to live near-normal lives, but frequent injections, infusions and/or blood transfusions may be required.
About PROLOR
PROLOR Biotech, Inc. is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company applying unique technologies, including patented CTP technology and its long-acting reversible-pegylation technology, primarily to develop longer-acting proprietary versions of already approved therapeutic proteins that currently generate billions of dollars in annual global sales. The CTP technology is applicable to virtually all proteins. PROLOR is developing a long-acting version of human growth hormone, which successfully completed a Phase II clinical trial. It also is developing long-acting versions of factor VIIa and factor IX for hemophilia and a GLP-1/Glucagon dual receptor agonist peptide for diabetes and obesity, all of which are in preclinical development. For more information, visit www.prolor-biotech.com.
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Macomb County's smallest school district and a fledgling parochial institution demonstrated teamwork recently when they agreed to provide students of both opportunities to play interscholastic sports.
New Haven Community Schools announced it will open its athletic teams for participation by students from the Austin Catholic Academy. The entities reached a two-year agreement that goes into effect next fall.
'I got into education to help kids,' said Keith Wunderlich, New Haven superintendent of schools. 'This agreement helps New Haven kids. We're a small school district and sometimes we don't have enough students to play a sport. But working with Austin, we will now have enough athletes to play certain sports.'
With about 1,400 K-12 students, New Haven is the smallest district in Macomb County. As such, finding enough students to fill a wide range of sports can be difficult.
Austin Catholic Academy is even smaller. In just its second year of existence, the parochial high school enrolls just 18 students in grades 9 and 10. Another grade is scheduled to be added next year.
The academy leases space in one of New Haven's buildings, the former Seifert school on 26 Mile Road near North Avenue. With such a small enrollment, students interested in sports have few choices.
Lisa Schulz, a teacher who doubles as athletic director for Austin, said the idea of a partnership grew out of the desire of just a few academy students to play high school football.
'We only have 18 students (boys and girls) in the whole school, so obviously we can't field a football team,' Schulz said. Overtures to Cardinal Mooney and Lutheran North high schools were unsuccessful, Schulz said.
Enter New Haven, which has seen its athletic participation numbers decline in recent years. New Haven officials found appealing the idea of additional students to fill its sports teams.
After securing necessary approvals from the Macomb Area Conference, the league in which New Haven competes, and the Michigan High School Athletic Association, the plan solidified.
'It might work,' said Jim Venia, New Haven athletic director. 'It just seems like it's made to be.'
Starting next fall, boys and girls who attend Austin Catholic Academy will be invited to join athletic teams that represent New Haven High School. When they do, they'll still be academy students, but they'll be considered New Haven athletes.
As a bonus, New Haven does not operate a 'pay-to-pay' athletic program, so the Austin students will not be charged to participate.
'I'm happy we can give this opportunity to the students (at Austin Catholic Academy),' said Schulz. '… I think sports are just as important as academics.'
The agreement will be reviewed every two years, and either side can terminate the arrangement. Moreover, officials from both sides hope partnership spreads from the playing field into the classroom in the form of theater, art, music, foreign language and any of a number of other disciplines to enhance education opportunities for students at both institutions.
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COSTUME PARTY: Movie costume lovers got an eyeful of their favorite film moments Tuesday night at the 10th Annual Costume Designers Guild Awards at the Beverly Wilshire, where the winners included Julie Weiss for "Blades of Glory," Colleen Atwood for "Sweeney Todd," Ruth Myers for "The Golden Compass" and Eduardo Castro for "Ugly Betty." Of course, Bulgari-designed awards also were handed out to studio head Paula Wagner, director James Mangold and producer Cathy Konrad, though one wonders if the costume connection (a stretch at best) was devised to lure A-list presenters (and "Batman Returns" co-stars) Katie Holmes and Christian Bale. After all, Wagner's film reel — introduced by Holmes — consisted mostly of Tom Cruise clips (her producing partner and co-United Artists Entertainment owner). Presenting to real-life partners Mangold and Konrad, who collaborated with Arianne Phillips in "Walk the Line" and "3:10 to Yuma," "Yuma" star Bale said, "I like to think of them as clothes, not costumes. That word makes me feel like I'm putting on another superhero suit."
CHILD'S PLAY: Carolina Kostner, the two-time defending European figure-skating champion, twirled into Roberto Cavalli's show on Wednesday for a hot second. "I'm just here for the afternoon, then I've got to skip off back to training," the Italian said. A gaggle of models and actresses also lined Cavalli's front row, headlined by busy Michelle Yeoh, who has three movies coming out this year: "The Children of Huang Shi"; "Babylon A.D.," where Yeoh plays a nun opposite Vin Diesel, and "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor." "The Children of Huang Shi" was filmed in China and is based on the true story of a Scottish man who rescued children from an orphanage during the Second World War. "It was emotional to meet the real survivors who are now in their 80s," Yeoh related.
Czech model Petra Nemcova is busy with Happy Hearts Fund, a children's charity she set up three years ago. The 28-year-old just got back from Peru, where she said HHF plans to help rebuild schools following August's earthquake in the coastal province of Ica. And she's calling in her fashion contacts. Cavalli donated two tickets to Wednesday's show for a fund-raiser in New York in October, which raised $3.5 million for HHF.
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Meanwhile, Inés Sastre and Tasha De Vasconcelos are each working on a comedy, filmed in Italy and France, respectively. "I'm excited because it's my first film in two years," said Sastre, who is also Lancôme's face. De Vasconcelos said the movie she is working on with Richard Berry is "sort of the European version of 'American Sweetheart.'"
MAYBE BABY: Parenting can be tough. Since giving birth to her first son, George, last year, Eva Herzigova has had to put her swimwear line on hold. "It was my little baby," Herzigova said of the project, while at Cavalli's show. "But since I have my own now, it's really hard to follow….Unless I get a license deal, I don't think I'll do it."
HOT SHOT: Hedi Slimane is taking on haute couture — as a photographer, that is. The former Dior Homme designer lensed a 14-page feature on the summer high fashion collections for French Vogue's forthcoming April issue. "It's magnificent," editor in chief Carine Roitfeld said at Gucci's show on Wednesday. But as colorful as the collections were, Slimane stuck with his signature black and white. Condé Nast International chairman Jonathan Newhouse also made it to Gucci after attending festivities in Paris Tuesday night for the launch of French GQ. He said the March issue, with a double cover — one with text, the second with actor Vincent Cassel — carried 121 pages of advertising, some 50 over budget. Coming up this fall is the launch of a monthly Vanity Fair in Spain.
FINLAY, OUT: Industry sources said this year will mark the end of Lord & Taylor's partnership with Finlay Enterprises Inc. Earlier this month, L&T's parent company, NRDC Equity Partners, entered into an agreement to purchase Fortunoff for $110 million. Finlay operates licensed fine jewelry departments in department stores throughout the U.S., including Bloomingdale's, Macy's and Dillard's. As of November, the firm operated in 691 department store locations. Finlay recently acquired the 70-store jewelry chain Bailey Banks & Biddle from Zale Corp. for $200 million. "At this point, Finlay's contract with Lord & Taylor runs through the end of the fiscal year, January 2009," said LaVelle Olexa, senior vice president of advertising, sales promotion and public relations for Lord & Taylor. Calls to Finlay were not returned Wednesday.


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Congressman Andy Barr's Youth Ambassador Program has come to a close for the 2014-2015 academic year.
Over 120 high school juniors and seniors from all 19 counties across the Sixth Congressional District participated in the leadership development program's inaugural year.
Local students participating included Chayse Abrams, a junior at Christian Academy of Lawrenceburg, and Hannah Wampler, a senior at Anderson County High School.
James Edington and Brooke Marquarat, both from Lawrenceburg, are among 10 Kentucky college students working as summer interns at the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. Marquarat is a student at the University of Kentucky, and Edington attends Western Kentucky University.
The University of the Cumberlands conferred five advanced degrees in education to five local students last month.
Tracy Hall received a Masters of Arts in Education (MAE) degree in Read Write Specialist P to 12. Leslie Hulsey received a MAE in Teacher as Leader.
Rebecca Moreland, Heather Snodgrass and Logan Young all received MAE's in School Guidance Counselor.
Alyssa Hollander of Lawrenceburg, a junior majoring in aerospace engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), recently completed an intense, hands-on research project in London, according to a news release.
The project was titled A Plan to Better Serve the Pollards Hill Community College.
Katherine Cox, a daughter of Roger T. and Kay Cox, has been selected to attend the 2015 Kentucky Governor's Scholars Program, according to a news release.
Cox will attend classes at Murray State University for five weeks this summer, and will be a senior at Anderson County High School.
Snow days may have lost their appeal to some Kentucky students this upcoming school year. Instead of building snowmen and sledding when winter weather forces schools to close, students from 44 Kentucky school districts will be completing pre-arranged lessons from their teachers at home.
Many school districts have opted to participate in a non-traditional instruction program designed to keep students learning even when bad weather keeps them out of the classroom.
Anderson County is not one of them.
During a recent meeting of the Anderson County Board of Education, food service personnel expressed concerns about what they deemed "pay inequality" among staff.
A small group of food service staff members claimed that staff who worked at the high school were paid 10 percent more than their counterparts at the middle school. The board approved a new food service salary schedule, it claims should rectify any payment inequalities among food service personnel.
Students earn degrees
The University of the Cumberlands conferred five advanced degrees in dducation to five local students last month, according to a news release from the university.
Tracy Hall received a Masters of Arts in Education (MAE) degree in Read Write Specialist P to 12. Leslie Hulsey received a MAE in Teacher as Leader.
Rebecca Moreland, Heather Snodgrass and Logan Young all received MAE's in School Guidance Counselor.
Hollander completes research project in London
means no school, no early mornings and no homework. But for others it may also mean no meals.
According to the Kentucky Association of Food Banks, one in five children struggle with hunger in Kentucky. The School Breakfast and National School Lunch Programs usually help to alleviate the problem of food availability to children who do not have access to adequate nutrition, but during summer months a child's access to healthy meals drops dramatically.
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Sunday, November 8, 2009
Under Priced a Project?
As I worked on the rush of hardbound family books, I found myself making notes of the things I need to change, update, and renew. I will have to alter my price structure for these 40-75 page books I create. I often price by the job based on my estimated hours. And in one particular case, my old calculation, lost me about 25-30 hours of work. That's a lot of dough!
Allow for Growth in the Contract
One project began with the Tinberg and Schmotz families, but grew to include wives. In the end, the customer received an overview of six families: Tinberg, Andersson, Schwarz, Schmotz, Waymire and Sieg. My pricing structure was not specific enough for me to estimate my costs. Of course Tinberg was married to Andersson, she couldn't have just dropped in from the sky, so background info, social standing, etc., was needed to make the text cohesive.
Lost 15-20 hours
Allow for Scanning and Cropping Pics
The customer provided over 100 family pictures and newspaper articles that she wanted to be considered for the text. Whether or not I use all of them, each photo had to be scanned. My current price structure did not take this into consideration. Even though the high tech scanner used can scan 10 pics at a time (and place them in separate documents) is fast, I still had to name each file, crop each picture, and have a few cleaned up for publication.
Lost: 3 hours of pay.
Give Client a Checklist
I actually have a personal relationship with this client. And although I believe every client should have a special relationship it is difficult to reign in the time spent over labeling pictures at her dining room table. A checklist of things needed from the client may have assisted in cutting out the excess time with post-its. So, my newly created checklist includes: "client must label each photo on the back or with sticky notes, or distinguishable file names." I even provide examples. Maybe next time, I can enjoy that peach tea over a chat at the table, not for work.
Lost: 6 hours.
Outline Binding Options
This client began with a GBC book, which is standard, but through her excitement, she upgraded her family book to hard-bound, preferably leather-bound. Just working with the client in choosing, working out minimums, and working with various binders, requires a surcharge.
Lost: 2 hours
How to Recoup Your Losses
But all is not lost. I will be publishing this booklet, with the client's permission of course, so that it will be accessible to others through the Interlibrary Loan System and available for sale.
In the meantime, my price list for these kinds of projects, will include options, but with the pricing itemized. My per project pricing will better reflect the hours worked.
Hope you never under bid, but, the more you publish, the more clients you will have.
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Hi Kathleen,ReplyDelete
As I peruse your site, I came upon this post.
It is timely for me as I know that a lot of my efforts aren't being billed. I need to change that.
Thanks for the wake-up call!
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Download here: Episode 35 - Emergent Communication
In today's episode we deal with the question of communication, what it means, where it comes from, and how it can be applied to robots. We first speak with Sara Mitri, whose research spans both robotics and evolutionary biology and tries to answer basic questions on how communication was developed many millennia ago using high-tech robotics of the 21st century. We then speak with Prof. Jürgen Jost who is director of two research groups a the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences. He'll be giving us is thought on the intentionality of robot communication.
Sara Mitri
Sara Mitri is a researcher working in collaboration with both the robotics-oriented Laboratory of Intelligent Systems, led by Prof. Floreano at the EPFL in Switzerland, and the biology-oriented Keller Group at the University of Lausanne. Mitri is studying communication and cooperation in social animals in an unconventional way: Using the ground-based S-Bot robots as a model for biological organisms, she uses artificial evolution to study complex behaviors like communication.
Mitri's recent articles in Current Biology and PNAS have drawn large attention from the research community and mass media. Partly because of the resulting new scientific insights, but also because of the work's unusual and powerful method. While retaining many of the real-world complexities present in biological systems, Mitri's robotic models allow complete access to all model parameters. And there is another key advantage: Today very little is known about the evolution of phenomena like communication, because they leave no trace in the fossil record. By conducting artificial evolution, Mitri's work allows to reconstruct part of that missing evolutionary history and shed light on the origins of communication in all animals, from simple cells to us humans.
Jürgen Jost
Jürgen Jost works at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences, in Leipzip Germany where he directs two research groups on Geometry, Analysis and Theoretical Physics and on Complex Structures in Biology and Cognition. As an expert in complex systems, Prof. Jost tells us about one of his interests, communication of all types. The Robots podcast had a chance to meet him at the European Conference on Complex Systems this year where he raised the question "Can Robots Communicate?" and is this communication intentional.


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### Jim's Corner & QOTW ###
Hi All,
I hope you have all had good Halloween weeks and have bags full of chocolate and candy to much your way through.
This week I received my Christmas samples from Hotel Chocolat so prepare yourselves to start seeing some reviews coming your way soon.
In addition to that I also received a big parcel of different chocolates from Germany courtesy of ChocolateMission reader Susie. The package contains so many different chocolates I have no idea what to try first ... this got my thinking about question of the week ...
'Which country produces the best chocolates?' UK? US? Germany? Japan? Other??
Let me know what you think - I will tell you my view later this evening.
Have a good week and thanks for all the ongoing contributions.
The ChocolateMission Omnibus:
Right at the start of last week I posted Hotel Chocolat's answers to the questions that all you guys sent them a month or so ago. Thanks again to Matt at HC for co-ordinating this with me, be sure to take a look at the interview HERE.
This week has been full of reviews of Nestle's and Cadbury new mini bakes / mini bites products HERE. Readers like Lottie and Steven has expressed their annoyance and this ongoing trend of 'Mini' products and I have to say I agree with them. Like reader Mark so aptly put it wouldn't hardly hurt these manufactures to start thinking about outside the box.
The review I most enjoyed writing this week was the Snickers Fudge which was sent to me by my chums at CandyPirate HERE. Whilst most were excited by the product it was duly noted by Rachel that it wasn't the cleverest move taking the caramel out the bar ... a view I very much agreed with.
Despite my best efforts to ignore Halloween this year I did yield yesterday and posted a review of the Cadbury Cinder Toffee Cake Bars HERE.
News from the Chocolate Market:
* Hancocks are introducing a new brand called Bella Vista to the UK market ... SEE HERE
* Kraft have got a new Terry's Chocolate Orange TVC coming on air for Christmas ... SEE HERE
* Cadbury's strong business will only push up the price for Kraft according to the Grocer ... SEE HERE
* Fox's have revealed their Christmas NPD which contains some tasty sounding chocolate biscuits ... SEE HERE
* Nestle are already planning their 2010 Easter range ... crazy world eh!? ... SEE HERE
Posts from other Blogs I enjoyed this week:
* ImpulsiveBuy - Marvo posted his 7th podcast ... includes Marvo man boobs ... SEE HERE
* CandyBlog - Cybele had me drooling at the sight of the worlds biggest Reese's Peanut Butter Cup! This had me drooling like Homer Simpson ... SEE HERE
* GiGi Reviews - Is running a soup competition ... yep you read that right ... a soup competition :D Get your entries in now ... SEE HERE
* JapaneseSnackReviews - These guys are awesome at getting the latest Kit Kat products from the Far East. Check out their review of the Salty Caramel KitKat mini bite things ... SEE HERE
* Foodette Reviews - I wish Starbucks in the UK did cookies like this - these sound divine. SEE HERE


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Ukraine Crisis Intensifies - Pro-Russian Forces Shoot Down Two Ukrainian Helicopters
Associated Press has this article:
SLOVYANSK, Ukraine — Pro-Russia forces shot down two Ukrainian helicopters Friday as Ukraine launched its first major offensive against an insurgency that has seized government buildings in the east. The Kremlin said Kyiv's move against the insurgents "destroyed" hopes for peace in the region.
Fighting broke out around dawn near Slovyansk, a city 160 kilometres (100 miles) from the Russian border that has become the focus of the armed insurgency against Ukraine's interim government. Two helicopter crew members were killed in the crashes, both sides said, and pro-Russia militiaman was reported killed.
One of the helicopters was hit by a surface-to-air missile, the Ukrainian Security Service said, adding that the sophisticated weapon undercut Russia's claims the city was simply under the control of armed locals. The service said its forces were fighting "highly skilled foreign military men" in Slovyansk.
Pro-Russian gunmen listens to their commander, left, at a police car behind barricades in Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 2, 2014. (AP / Alexander Zemlianichenko)
In Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman said the offensive "effectively destroyed the last hope for the implementation of the Geneva agreements" that aimed to defuse the crisis. A day earlier Putin warned Ukraine not to move against the insurgents and said it should withdraw its military from eastern and southern regions.
Ukraine, a nation of 46 million, is deeply divided between those in the west who favour closer ties with Europe and many Russian-speakers in the east who look toward Moscow. Ukraine has accused Russia of backing the insurgents who have seized government buildings in 10 eastern cities and fears that Moscow is seeking a pretext to invade; Russia has already stationed tens of thousands of troops in areas near the Ukrainian border.
Russian troops backed separatists in Ukraine's Black Sea peninsula of Crimea in March, then annexed the region after a referendum called for secession.
A deal in Geneva last month aimed to get those who had seized government buildings in Ukraine to leave and calm down the tensions that have prompted the United States and the European Union to slap Russia with rounds of sanctions.
Ukraine's acting president, Oleksandr Turchynov, admitted earlier this week that the central government had lost control of the east, and also said some government troops and police there were "either helping or co-operating with terrorist organizations." He said Ukraine should focus on preventing the instability from spreading to other parts of the country.
Russia's foreign ministry accused Ukraine's fledging government of using "terrorists" from ultranationalist organizations for the military operation. It also claimed that Kyiv deployed tanks and helicopters that were "conducting missile strikes on protesters," something that neither side in Ukraine reported.
An Associated Press crew also saw no evidence of missile strikes in Slovyansk.
Russia also cited insurgents in Ukraine as saying that some of the government attackers spoke English.
Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the Kremlin had sent envoy Vladimir Lukin to Ukraine's southeast to negotiate the release of seven foreign military observers who are among numerous people being held hostage by pro-Russia militia in Slovyansk.
Ukrainian troops met fierce resistance Friday morning but managed to take control of nine checkpoints on the roads around Slovyansk, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said in a statement. He called on the insurgents to lay down their arms and release their hostages.
"We are ready to negotiate with protesters and their representatives," Avakov said. "But for terrorists and armed separatists, there is only punishment."
By late afternoon, the Ukrainian Security Service said half of Slovyansk was control of the Ukrainian army — a claim that could not be immediately verified. Central Slovyansk still remained in the hands of pro-Russian gunmen, according to AP journalists in the city.
Earlier in the day, Slovyansk appeared quiet but empty and tense and an AP reporter saw six Ukrainian armoured vehicles on a road into the city. Black plumes of smoke could be seen on the edge of the city and residents said emergency sirens had sounded at dawn.
Television crews from Sky News and CBS were detained Friday on the outskirts of Slovyansk. Sky News said in a statement its crew was detained for several hours but is now "safe and well."
CBS correspondent Clarissa Ward told "CBS News This Morning" that she and her crew were stopped by pro-Russia insurgents at a checkpoint just outside Slovyansk, then taken to a nearby town where they were blindfolded tightly with masking tape. They were released several hours later, unharmed except for one man who was beaten.
The spokesman for the military wing of the pro-Russia forces, who would give only his first name, Vladislav, said fighting had broken out at several points around Slovyansk and said Ukrainian troops had made incursions into the city itself. That claim could not be independently confirmed.
Hours after Putin demanded Thursday that Ukraine pull back its military from the east and south, Turchynov ordered that Ukraine's military draft be renewed, citing "threats of encroachment on the nation's territorial integrity" and interference by Russia in its internal affairs.
Kyiv's interim government came to power after President Viktor Yanukovych fled to Russia in February, drummed out by months of anti-government protests. Ukraine plans to hold a new presidential election on May 25.


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Beats Solo3 Wireless headphones
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Form Factor: On Ear
Connections: Bluetooth, Wireless
Batteries: Rechargeable lithium-ion
Height: 7.8 in / 19.8 cm
Weight: 7.58 oz / 215 g
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Beam-Forming Mic for Optimal Call Clarity
Noise Isolation
Stereo Bluetooth
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RemoteTalk Cable with inline Controls
LED Fuel Gauge
Charge via Micro-USB cable
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how to make beats solo3 headphones discoverable for bluetooth devices?
- Asked by LAWRENCE S from ALEXANDRIA
- on Aug 8, 2018
Does Beats studio 2 or beat solo 3 connect to iPad and macbook? Does any other wireless or bluetooth heads can do this
- Asked by Raja G from köln
- on Feb 21, 2017
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I have problems connecting Beats solo 3 to iMac late 2012 and iPad Air 1, but not on iPod touch from I have problems connecting Beats solo 3 to iMac late 2012 and iPad Air 1, but not on iPod touch from 2011. But after reading instructions I managed to do that: - turn OFF Beats solo 3 - turn Bluetooth ON on your device - now press AND HOLD button on Beats for 5 seconds (slowly count to 5) - lights on Beats should slowly blink - now there comes a tricky part: it takes at least 10 seconds (sometimes even 30 seconds) for Beats to appear in device's menu of Bluetooth devices
- Answered by Ales H from Kranj
- on Jul 22, 2017
Is it compatible with android ? if not what other types of Beats wireless headphones are compatible with android ?
- Asked by Ahmad I from Fort Collins
- on May 10, 2018
Yes they are
- Answered by leonard L from madison
- on Jul 2, 2018
Are Beats compatible with all generation iPads?
- Asked by Annmarie U from Boston
- on Nov 24, 2017
Yes as long as it has iOS 10 or higher installed
- Answered by Ali H from Lutz
- on Dec 28, 2017
I have had my beats solo 3 color Matte black and i can only hear sound from one side during Bluetooth paring ir with out. Can they be fixed
- Asked by Jennifer A
- on Apr 25, 2018
Yes, that is probably caused by a short. If still under warranty they can definitely be fixed, and i Yes, that is probably caused by a short. If still under warranty they can definitely be fixed, and if not I think they won't fix it but instead send you a new pair. I believe that's a $150 charge.
- Answered by GIFT R from Zachary
- on Apr 26, 2018
Answer now(I have had my beats solo 3 color Matte black and i can only hear sound from one side during Bluetooth paring ir with out. Can they be fixed)1 Answer(I have had my beats solo 3 color Matte black and i can only hear sound from one side during Bluetooth paring ir with out. Can they be fixed)
I only have sound coming from one headphone- mine are about 10 months old. Is there anything that can be done?
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- on Oct 15, 2017


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Monday, May 17, 2010
The Opposite of Love
"Has anyone mentioned lymphoma to you?" I asked Greg. His face was gaunt, the pallor of his cheeks contrasting with his red flannel shirt.
"Yeah, I'm pretty familiar with lymphoma," he said. "I've had all the radiation therapy my chest can take. My oncologist just told me we need to start on another chemotherapy regimen. This'll be my third. The first two didn't shrink the tumors."
"OK," I said. "Are you ready for more chemo?"
"I don't know," Greg said. "If the first two didn't work, is this one going to do any better?"
"Maybe, maybe not," I said. "But it sounds like you've thought about that."
"Yes, I have," he said.
We looked at each other.
"You have a small pneumonia," I said. "I can give you a prescription for antibiotics that will help, assuming your air passages aren't closed down by the tumors. But curing your lymphoma may not be so easy."
"That's what I've been thinking," said Greg.
A moment of silence.
"How do you feel about that?" I asked.
"Not great," he said. "Actually, I'm scared as hell."
We talked. As it turned out, Greg realized he was probably going to die. He had not mentioned this to anyone, least of all his doctors. He was frightened, but overshadowing this was his dread of going through more treatment. I told him all the decisions were up to him, and that he should talk them over with his oncologist and his primary care physician, my partner. The whole conversation took about ten minutes.
"I have to get back to my office," I said finally.
"One thing before you go," said Greg. "I've had four different doctors for the last two years, but you're the first one who's talked to me about how I feel."
"That's a shame," I said. I knew each of his doctors. They were good clinicians. But all of them were more comfortable with the technicalities of diagnosis and treatment than they were with their patients' emotions.
"It's a shame all right," said Greg. "But now that I'm clearer about my feelings, I think it'll be easier to make up my mind about what I want to do. Thanks."
"It's a pleasure," I said.
The next week my partner told me that Greg had decided on hospice. He lived for three months, then died comfortably at home.
Talking with patients about their impending death is never simple. However, it's easier if it's done with a certain kind of love. This love is related to compassion, the willingness to suffer along with another human being in pain. A quiet joy can emerge when people suffer together like this. Medical training seems to have little to say about death, and even less to say about this kind of love.
Common wisdom tells us that the opposite of love is hate. But that's only true on the surface. Love and hate are two sides of the same coin, the coin of attachment. Humans are just as attached to the people they hate as to the people they love. Either way, they just can't stop thinking and talking about each other. Look at the world of politics.
In reality, the opposite of love is fear. Whereas love connects us, fear cuts us off from each other. Fear fosters abandonment, which can take many forms. Some are more obvious than others, but all are damaging.
At times we abandon our patients by ignoring or rejecting them. More often, paradoxically, we abandon them to further treatment, treatment that may or may not extend their lives, never thinking to ask them how they feel about it. High costs can accrue from this thoughtlessness. These costs are not just economic, but emotional and spiritual as well.
We need both delivery system reform and reimbursement reform in the US. Our financial incentives need to be realigned. But when our patients near the end of life, a deeper incentive calls. This call comes from love. This love, if we truly align with it, is strong enough to cancel out fear. This love helps us accept together what we can't overcome alone. We must heed this call, because even though it may summon us to witness terrible grief and loss, when we respond to it everyone has a chance to win.
Ultimately, this deeper kind of love really has no opposite. There is nothing in this world that compares to it. It encompasses everything in life, including death. May we listen carefully for its quiet and constant voice.
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That was one of the most beautiful things I've read in a long time. It echoes how I feel about working with patients facing tough choices.
Your post would make a great addition to the New York Times for its Science Times section. It may help other providers struggling in the same situation.
- May 18, 2010 at 9:57 AM
I could not agree more! You have a fabulous style of writing- even about the more mundane topics like Politics. Keep the posts coming!!
- May 18, 2010 at 5:27 PM
great story. heartwarming. thanks so much for talking about love. a kind of love, maybe agape love, is intentional unconditional caring presence. so lacking in health care and in organizations. and we are not really allowed to trumpet this as a principle. it is THE guiding principle in my life whether directed at fellow humans, nature, god. how can it be taboo at work!!! fare thee well, clay
- May 19, 2010 at 4:08 PM
- Eric Widera said...
Reading this post made me stop in my tracks today - taking a 5 minutes just to let what you said sink in. What a truly beautiful and heartfelt post.
- May 21, 2010 at 7:09 AM
- Alex Smith said...
Just to echo the comments above, a remarkably eloquent and poignant post Brad.
- May 21, 2010 at 7:58 AM
- Alex Smith said...
Just to echo the comments above, a remarkably eloquent and poignant post Brad.
- May 21, 2010 at 7:58 AM
- NYLegalNurse said...
This is so true. Death is inevitable. We need to not deny it and if you will embrace it as a part of life. Be comfortable with it.
If we help people be comfortable with it and be ready for it. They don't go alone. they take a piece of you to heaven with them.
- May 22, 2010 at 6:28 AM
Beautifully stated! We all want a "good clinician" - a practitioner who has a thorough understanding of medicine, but also someone who is able to provide the best care from a place of compassion. Can we teach this or must we trust that our practitioners will bring compassion and empathy as part of their inherent dedication to care for others? I think we can, and must, teach some form of mindfulness as part of the standard health sciences curriculum. Ira Byock's been saying so for years.... Your observation that patients may sometimes be "abandoned" by way of continued curative care is spot on. Thank you for this.
- May 28, 2010 at 10:21 PM
What most of us need is to train the ability to talk and listen at the same time; to be attentive to our partner's reactions even when we are talking. Links or references to literature would be helpful although attending a workshop on this subject would probably be even better.
- March 30, 2011 at 2:09 AM
- Ingrid said...
Thank you for your beautiful post. I've been googling "the opposite of love", hoping to find something that fits my experience, and "fear" is the word I've been looking for.
- May 21, 2011 at 11:02 AM